Some L.A. teachers may defy restraining order

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Source: Los Angeles Times

Although a judge has barred a strike, they plan to engage in civil disobedience at the district headquarters to protest potential budget cuts.
By Jason Song
8:22 PM PDT, May 14, 2009
Teachers union officials said Thursday that some of their members would not report to work at Los Angeles Unified School District campuses this morning and instead would engage in civil disobedience at the district headquarters to protest potential budget cuts.

United Teachers Los Angeles had planned a one-day strike today, but a judge earlier this week issued a restraining order prohibiting the action.

If teachers continued with the work stoppage, they each would have faced a $1,000 fine and the possible loss of their credentials.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers15-2009may15,0,4932443.story

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